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Laakso
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Uppsala, Sweden (1999 – present)
Laakso is a swedish band (considering itself as a pop one) with finnish influences, vocal harmony and a harmonic guitar-work. The band consists of Markus Krunegård, Lars Skoglund, David Nygård and Mikael Fritz.
In the fall of 1999 at a lunch canteen of the university outside of Uppsala, Sweden, Markus was humming to a Belle & Sebastian song so that David could hear him. It was enough to convince that the chasm between an indie-nerd who didn’t care enough and a vegan who wanted only to demonstrate could in fact be bridged. Later they moved in together and formed LAAKSO. The name LAAKSO and the fact that the band exclusively sang in Finnish when they first formed is due to David’s both parents and Markus’ mother all coming from Tornedalen (Tornionjokilaakso, Laakso meaning valley).
After resolutely searching amongst the students of Uppsala they found Micke, a dungeons and dragons fanatic from Gotland (an island on the East coast of Sweden) who liked Guns & Roses and loved to play bass; and Jonathan, the drummer. Jonathan developed stage fight and was replaced a few days before the recording of their debut EP - Long beach EP - by Lars, a carefree lad with passion for funk.
Things developed at a steady pace and LAAKSO made new friends. David and The Citizens and The Concretes were probably the most meaningful meetings. The first indirectly lead to a recording contract with a small independent Adrian Recordings and Luger to become their booking agency.
In the fall of 1999 at a lunch canteen of the university outside of Uppsala, Sweden, Markus was humming to a Belle & Sebastian song so that David could hear him. It was enough to convince that the chasm between an indie-nerd who didn’t care enough and a vegan who wanted only to demonstrate could in fact be bridged. Later they moved in together and formed LAAKSO. The name LAAKSO and the fact that the band exclusively sang in Finnish when they first formed is due to David’s both parents and Markus’ mother all coming from Tornedalen (Tornionjokilaakso, Laakso meaning valley).
After resolutely searching amongst the students of Uppsala they found Micke, a dungeons and dragons fanatic from Gotland (an island on the East coast of Sweden) who liked Guns & Roses and loved to play bass; and Jonathan, the drummer. Jonathan developed stage fight and was replaced a few days before the recording of their debut EP - Long beach EP - by Lars, a carefree lad with passion for funk.
Things developed at a steady pace and LAAKSO made new friends. David and The Citizens and The Concretes were probably the most meaningful meetings. The first indirectly lead to a recording contract with a small independent Adrian Recordings and Luger to become their booking agency.
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My Gods
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PetraPaaan wrote:
sure they are!
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Otterleo wrote:
woow!, they're really cool!
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Uelkse wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/I+hate+Mando+Diao+and+Sugarplum+Fairy
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Uelkse wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/I+hate+Mando+Diao+and+Sugarplum+Fairy
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Jaggillarsalami wrote:
Laakso och Markus får till en stark känsla av något som är så bra så de är svårt att beskriva med ord. Long Beach är super.
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SteQ wrote:
LOISTA LAAKSO IS THEIR BEST SONG! [2]
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LasyDreamz wrote:
första albumet <3
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hackt wrote:
Never Satisfied!!!
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nikkelihirvi wrote:
LOISTA LAAKSO IS THEIR BEST SONG!
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lickthepavement wrote:
någon hört en låt som heter New years eve? hittar den absolut ingenstans på nätet. inte ens lyrics. vet inte om min är feltaggad eller så, men den börjar iallafall med "slowly walking home through just fallen snow, it's new years eve. this is where all begins... again"
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Idizzen wrote:
ikalle: nödvändigt att posta här? n/n?
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whitestreet wrote:
Lyssna med fördel på Trubbel, påminner mycket om Krunegård och Laakso: http://bit.ly/uY5nF
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hannabrager wrote:
Jobbigt med svengelskan i början, men när man vant sig blir det riktigt gulligt! ÄLSKA LAAKSO!
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zlavek wrote:
Har inte förstått storheten i Laakso förrän nu.
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ikalle wrote:
hoppa från västerbron... riktigt dålig musik, ingen feeling eller smak alls.. nää, usch säger jag bara!
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staffanrislund wrote:
Ny skön musikblogg på www.blogg.poplåtar.se Apbra texter om Andreas Mattsson, Montt Mardié, Glenn Gould, Daft Punk, Piazzolla, Bowie, Carole King, Jamie T, Lenny Kravitz med flera!
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MineForLife wrote:
Way out west-spelningen i mitt hjärta, så sjukt bra var det, tyckte jag ialla fall;)
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hagelstorm wrote:
västerbron & the death of us <3
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LasyDreamz wrote:
Ser fram emot wayoutwest!
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GHELIX wrote:
:)
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